Chron’s Disease or Regional Enteritis is an inflammation of segments of the bowel, which leads to swelling, thickening and abscess formation. The manifestation of Chron’s diseases includes: Abdominal pain, diarrhea, cramping, weight loss, anemia and ulcer formations (nclex). It is also important to know for the nclex exam that a patient with Chron’s disease would usually try to control some of the symptoms by not eating.

In diagnosing a patient with Chron’s disease the barium studies would usually reveal a presence of the string sign, A string sign is basically a narrowing of the lumen of the intestine that shows as such on the barium xray.

Treatment for Chron’s Disease would include a low residue diet, vitamins and iron supplements and medications that includes: sedatives, antidiarrheals, steroidsm, and immunosupressives.